#ROSE #隐私币
This article is translated from the official blog of Oasis, a leading privacy public chain.
Oasis supports Web3 with smart privacy — customizable cross-chain privacy that is 100% private, 100% public, or any privacy in between.
Privacy is a human right that is always at risk and must be defended online, on-chain, and everywhere else.
In today's highly interconnected world, privacy seems increasingly important yet impractical. Long-standing data breaches have made society numb to the erosion of its digital rights. Even in the cryptocurrency industry, which is based on the ideal of complete transparency, the spirit of confidentiality is often overlooked.
Is there privacy on the blockchain? In short, no. While most in the cryptocurrency space view privacy as a good thing, the industry operates around public networks that are transparently default. Although there are some methods to protect privacy, generally speaking, addresses, assets, and other valuable data are considered publicly visible by anyone.
However, there are many reasons why privacy is important, especially in the realm of cryptography. Privacy is not just about preventing data breaches; it also concerns protecting fundamental aspects of human existence. That's why it is so important.
Privacy mitigates individual vulnerabilities by shielding data, thereby promoting security.
Security and privacy are sometimes portrayed as opposing values, especially when authorities oppose encryption or advocate for backdoors. Ironically, all these political efforts echo the 'Clipper Chip' incident during the Cold War, when the U.S. government attempted to establish backdoors in all encryption. They soon discovered that undermining the security of some meant compromising the security of all. Protecting individuals from the threats and vulnerabilities posed by personal data breaches is a core principle of privacy in political systems, just as it is in on-chain ecosystems or any other potentially high-risk environment.
Making a choice between privacy and security is a false dichotomy that misunderstands how digital security works. Backdoors, mass data surveillance, third-party tracking, lack of end-to-end encryption, and weak (or poorly enforced) data protection regulations increase the attack surface for any data exposer. The reality is that undermining privacy protections not only affects a few target individuals; it also creates vast opportunities for criminals to exploit the most vulnerable. Any indifference to these issues will lead to decreased security for everyone.
Privacy creates a space free from the threat of ongoing surveillance.
The state of personal data protection is limited or unreliable. This dynamic leads to subtle behavioral changes in everyone, such as hesitating to research certain topics, express specific opinions, or explore new ideas, knowing they may be tracked. Over time, these incremental behavioral changes are hard to articulate, but the outcome is always the same: self-censorship.
Of course, transparency and scrutiny have their necessity, but that is not something we need every moment of our lives. Privacy protection gives us dignity as we work, learn, and grow, without having every action tracked, analyzed, or monetized. Just as toxic waste or microplastics slowly pollute everything they touch, unrestricted data collection will ultimately damage authenticity and free speech itself.
Privacy supports integrity by treating personal data as an integral asset of individuals.
Personal data is a valuable commodity, yet nearly everyone has become accustomed to their activities, thoughts, emotions, interests, and relationships being collected and sliced into billions of data points, which are then mapped, sold, and studied without any meaningful consent, let alone compensation. Just as society relies on common law and ethical frameworks to protect bodily integrity, the digital society must demand the establishment of similar digital boundaries.
Even in the cryptocurrency sector, petabytes of data from millions of users across thousands of blockchains are being collected and analyzed without restriction by governments, corporations, amateur researchers, and internet trolls. Human experiences — whether offline, on-chain, or any experience in between — should be presumed private, and can only be commodified and traded with explicit consent; otherwise, society risks losing its core elements of existence.
Better privacy is key to protecting the future.
Privacy is not about hiding; it’s about self-determination. Without privacy, true autonomy cannot be achieved. In the online and on-chain world, providing personal identity information is almost inevitable, and this data often ends up being hacked, shared, or sold. There is almost nothing that is truly private or confidential. With the rise of centralized data storage driven by catalysts like the training of large language models (LLMs), the motivation to abuse this data is also increasing. The necessity of prioritizing privacy as a fundamental feature of society, technology, and humanity cannot be ignored. Incorporating privacy into the digital world of humans is the only viable path forward.
This article was originally published on the official Oasis website. We welcome everyone to visit the official website for more information about the Oasis ecosystem.